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Hideous Amendments

by John Cole|  June 17, 200312:53 pm| 1 Comment

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TalkLeft discussed a proposed constitutional amendment that you should be against:

This should be getting more attention. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and r Jon Kyl (D-AZ) have successfully pushed their proposed Victim’s Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution through a Senate Panel vote. But the bill has many detractors in Congress.

Every Democrat on the panel voted against her. Think about it for a moment. A constititutional amendment? Why? Wouldn’t a federal law do, if that’s what Congress wants to pass?

Jeralynn has a detailed article here.

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  1. The Southern California Law Blog says:
    June 17, 2003 at 1:48 pm

    Feinstein Pushes Constitutional Amendment Vote Past Senate Panel

    Talk Left and Balloon Juice each are posting on a proposed constitutional amendment that would enact measures similar to many state laws. The proposed amendment, co-sponsored by California’s very own Diane Feinstein, would provide notice to crime victi…

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